diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 451fa35..1f47851 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <inherited>false</inherited>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index adb83eb..a69fbb1 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>distribution</id>